One ongoing challenge for science concerns the poor representation of women in senior positions. Women are underrepresented at full professor level in virtually all areas of science, in the USA, Europe, Canada—as we learned yesterday during this digital event—and around the world. The field of Psychology presents a particularly striking example of this disparity. Students […]
(This post was co-authored with Debra Titone) In most of today’s Psychology undergraduate classes, the majority of students are women. Thus, it seems reasonable to assume that many women are entering the “pipeline” to academic careers in psychology. Yet, as others have repeatedly documented, women are in the minority with respect to positions of leadership […]
Although issues relating to replication and open science have received a great deal of recent attention, relatively little discussion has been devoted to how these issues intersect with considerations of diversity and inclusion. In an earlier post, I argued that one reason that diversity is valuable in science is because it can introduce diversity of […]
It has been pointed out that the scientific literature on human cognition and behavior is based primarily on data from Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) societies. This situation is unlikely to change, given that most researchers do not have the training or the funding necessary to study non-WEIRD populations. In addition, some researchers […]
(This post was co-authored with Almas Talib) Over the last ten years, many British universities have increased their efforts to attract Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) students. But seduced by the idea that fair access to higher education would automatically translate into equal opportunities, only some institutions have followed-up on their BME students’ progression rates […]
Next week’s #PSD&I Digital Event is dedicated to diversity and inclusion, broadly defined, and how it relates to all aspects of the activities of the Psychonomic society and its members. The Psychonomic Society is committed to diversity and inclusion, as stated on its webpage: “Most scientists in psychological research agree that diversity, both ethnic and […]
What goes up, but never comes down? If you guessed age, then you are absolutely right. Despite the significant advancements made in science, we have yet to reverse time or stop the process of aging (sorry anti-aging creams). As a result, many people suffer from a fear of getting old (known as Gerascophobia). But are […]
Malcolm Gladwell’s 2008 book Outliers popularized the idea that mastery requires practice. A lot of practice. According to the book’s often-repeated “ten-thousand-hour rule,” mastering a skill requires at least ten thousand hours of focused, deliberate practice. If you want to become a world-class musician, or chess player, or athlete, you can get there if you […]
On the first of March, 1932, an intruder entered the New Jersey home of aviator Charles Lindbergh. The intruder used a ladder to enter the bedroom of little Charles Jr. and kidnapped the sleeping infant. A little over two months later, the baby’s body was found nearby. The intruder had left a ransom note on […]
There are no new ideas in Hollywood. The top 12 grossing films in the US last year were all, in one way or another, derivative content (6 super hero films, 3 remakes, 2 sequels, and a Star Wars). The increasingly serialized nature of the film industry may derive from the rise in recent years of […]